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Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington has a noble ancestor but not King of the North--John Harington invented the flush toilet in 1596
![Water Closet Sir John Harington 1596 the Elizabethan design from his discourse on the Metamorphosis of Ajax Stock Photo - Alamy Water Closet Sir John Harington 1596 the Elizabethan design from his discourse on the Metamorphosis of Ajax Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/ANP8BK/water-closet-sir-john-harington-1596-the-elizabethan-design-from-his-ANP8BK.jpg)
Water Closet Sir John Harington 1596 the Elizabethan design from his discourse on the Metamorphosis of Ajax Stock Photo - Alamy
![SIR JOHN HARINGTON English courtier and writer; inventor of the flush toilet Date: 1561 - 1612 Stock Photo - Alamy SIR JOHN HARINGTON English courtier and writer; inventor of the flush toilet Date: 1561 - 1612 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G39TGD/sir-john-harington-english-courtier-and-writer-inventor-of-the-flush-G39TGD.jpg)
SIR JOHN HARINGTON English courtier and writer; inventor of the flush toilet Date: 1561 - 1612 Stock Photo - Alamy
Military Plumbing - Throwback Thursday: The flushing toilet was invented in 1596 by Sir John Harington, an English courtier and the godson of Queen Elizabeth I. This is where we get the
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